jpdb beta

to hide; to keep to oneself

1

reliable; dependable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising

2

the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability; as hard as possible

3

cooperation; collaboration; help; support

1

to hold out; to extend (e.g. a hand); to present; to submit; to sacrifice; to give (up)

4

to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate

2

all over; filled in; complete; total; clichéd; hackneyed; plaintext

1

embarrassed; feeling ashamed; feeling awkward

1

somewhere; in some respects; in some way

5

dear (old); fondly remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic

1

victory; triumph; win; conquest; success

4

(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that)

2

to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)

2

to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)

1

one hour

1

(preparatory) meeting; briefing session; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly

1

reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight

2

joint together; opposite; facing

2

before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end

1

beautiful woman

3

village girl

1

elder; senior; senior monk; dean; presbyter

2

uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease

2

devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)

1

casting (of a play, film, etc.); cast

1

what do you want?; can I help you?

4

indicates question

12

sticky; gummy; gooey; tenacious; persistent; dogged

1

acting; performance

11

to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)

1

enthusiastic performance

2

casting (of roles); casting

1

old woman

1

to be mad about; to be hooked on; to find something hilarious; to find something so funny that one cannot stop laughing

1

painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)

1

neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity

2

citizen (of a country); citizenry; citizen (of a city); resident; bourgeoisie; middle class

1

picture book

3

reading (a book) out loud; reading (to children)

2

volunteer

1

children's book

1

purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not

2

to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud

1

uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently

2

space; room; unused land; room (for reconsideration, doubt, etc.); leeway; margin

1

to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause

4

technique; method

2

each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of

3

unsatisfied; unsatisfactory; insufficient in some way; lacking something

4

thorough; exhaustive; complete

1